Random thoughts from the realm of the real

Tag: Bible

The collective voice of our cultural paradigm can be heard from sea to shining sea. We are reminded that hate is never the answer, that bullying is prevalent and tragic and that our differences should be celebrated rather than used for purposes of division or judgement. The most well-known passage of scripture at one time … Continue reading Why I’m Choosing not to Teach my Children “Tolerance”

The thing about being in the Potter's hands (Jeremiah 18, Isaiah 45) is that we don't always know what he's forming us into. Sometimes it might even seem like we're sitting on a shelf and waiting until He's ready to do something with us. Isaiah 45 taught us not to argue with the Potter about … Continue reading What to do while you wait

We are awake before the dawn.The sun follows in step, divine hands pulling the earth to its place among the stars. Arise, shine, for your light has come!A smile greets me.Divine love evidenced in baby breath in the still of the morning. Outside my window, the water is glass.Calm serenity proven in the peace I see...I feel. Arise, … Continue reading Isaiah 60:1

I've decided that doing dishes is a waste of time. They just grow back! Especially in my house with teenagers and their smaller siblings running rampant. They hide in dark corners and conspire about how to get yet ANOTHER cup when my back is turned. And it doesn't help that the older ones have learned … Continue reading Doing dishes is a waste of time. They just grow back!

I can be so forgetful! I am stubborn and independent in nature. I have this way of going about life as if it were solely mine to live, as if I can handle everything just fine by myself. The weight and responsibility of the world rest upon my shoulders alone. The earth and all its … Continue reading Keep it Simple

A good book is both a blessing and a curse. I love a good book! There's something enchanting about getting lost in the pages, absorbing the verbiage. I'm completely elated by the inspiration and revelation I gain and gather up like a proud mama rounding her little ones up. I'm in love with well spoken … Continue reading Book Blessings

I learned an important lesson yesterday. Creepy crawly critters move fast and often unnoticed. I was getting some ribs prepared to go into the oven and needed something from the other fridge, the one on the back porch so I opened the slider, got my ingredients, came back in, closed the door and resumed my … Continue reading The Snake in the House

Steady rhythms that pulse from page to soul like life that courses through the veins. Deep within I feel it rise. It shakes me to know I am one of them...one of the wandering ones who could so easily forget and lose my focus. Gehazi, who would become leprous for two pieces of silver (2 … Continue reading Bible Study

I'm drinking in the morning. Splendid sights before me captivate the senses and awaken the mind. The sunrise out my window tosses red, orange and pink beams into the horizon, borrowing just a fraction of the majesty the omnipotent one holds. Such sights make me hungry to see more of Him every day.If I could pull … Continue reading I’m Hungry

Your word, oh Lord, awakens my soul Like water washing over the tired and dusty crags that shape the landscape of my heart I searched within and found myself wandering, lost somehow in the maze of my mind Like a light your thoughts toward me jumped from page, to guide, shining the path toward safety … Continue reading Refresher